Located in the middle of Europe, Czech Republic covers an area of 78,900 km2, equivalent to approximately half size of Shanxi Province in China. Czech Republic is one landlocked country neighboring Poland, Slovakia, Austria, and Germany, with plateau in the northwest, Carpathian Mountains in the east and river valley in the middle. River Vltava flows from south to north through the capital Prague. With chains of mountains undulating within the territory of Czech, the stretching forest and wilderness form picturesque scenery with pleasant climate all year round. Czech has a population of around 10 million, with Czech race as the major, mainly Catholic. The official language is Czech. The People of the country are highly educated, 70% of whom understand foreign languages.
On December 31st, 1992, Czech separated from Slovakia, and Czech Republic was officially established. Czech Republic joined OECD in 1994 and NATO in 1999, and officially joined EU on May 1st, 2004. Czech is well developed in industry and agriculture. Before World War II, Czech Slovak Republic used to be one of 10 countries worldwide with greatest development potential. During the former socialistic period, Czech Slovakia had reached the world advanced level in various industries like chemical, mechanical, military, aviation, and textile, etc.
After 1990, Czech started its dramatic economic reforms for transition to the market economy. Thanks to its sound industrial base, well educated labor force, strong R&D capability, combined with light historical burden, its transition to the market economy is relatively smooth, bringing further economic development. Therefore, Czech is deemed as the country with greatest development potential among Central and Eastern European countries. Its long-term development potential is highly appreciated by the international investment community. Many scholars and experts believe that Czech will become the economic bridge between Eastern and Western Europe and also a strong competitor.
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UnionPay service opening time December, 2009
Local UnionPay Service Hotline 00-800-800-95516 (from landline only)
CONSUMPTION BY WIPING CARD ON POS
Merchants labeled with “UnionPay” logo accept UnionPay cards. For merchants not labeled with UnionPay logo, the cardholder may actively present the CUP card and ask the cashier whether it is accepted.
ATM CASH WITHDRAWAL
Application Range
With UnionPay card you can get cash in local currency and inquiry balance at 685 ATMs of Komerční Banks (KB) throughout Czech Republic.
Accepted Cards
Bank cards with UnionPay logo.
Tips: Since withdrawing cash with credit cards charges overdraft interests, it is recommended that cardholders use UnionPay debit cards when withdrawing cash overseas.
How to Find ATMs Accepting UnionPay Cards
Komerční Banka (KB) ATMs accept UnionPay cards. 
Visit http://www.kb.cz/pobocky-bankomaty/en/hledani.x for more information on KB ATM network and locate the ATMs close to you.
Charges and Withdrawal Limits
According to the provisions of the state’s supervisory authority, the accumulative withdrawal amount per card each day shall not exceed the equivalent foreign currency of RMB 10,000 Yuan.
The cardholders will not be charged for any commission fee when swiping their UnionPay cards at the merchant.
Compared with the networks of other bank cards, 1% to 2% of currency conversion fee is exempted when UnionPay network is used for consumption. The consumed sum of local currency will be directly converted into RMB at the market exchange rate and will be timely booked into the RMB account of the cardholder by the issuing bank.
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